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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM SATURDAY EDITION ❘ FEBRUARY 25, 2017 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation STANDINGS FINAL 2/25/17 B ASKETBALL N. BEND SIUSLAW DOUGLAS MARSHFIELD BROOKINGS S. UMP. ODFW district Biologist John Spangler will discuss the salmon and steelhead runs on the Siuslaw River and other coastal streams at the next meeting of the Salmon Trout Enhancement Program (STEP). The meeting will be held Wednesday, March1, begin- ning at 7 p.m. Spangler will show the size of the current salmon runs and show ODFW pre- dictions for future runs. He will also talk about environmental conditions that have caused a 60 percent reduction in salmon and steelhead returning to the Siuslaw River. Spangler has been the biol- ogist for mid-coast area for 23 years and is also the STEP biologist for Florence STEP. There will be a short STEP business meeting before Spangler’s presentation. Step meetings are held in the back room of the Florence Elks Club and are open to the public. MWL B OYS FWL B OYS 10-0 5-5 5-5 4-6 3-7 3-7 T. LAKE SILETZ LOWELL EDDYVILLE MOHAWK MAPLETON 6-0 5-1 4-2 4-2 2-4 2-4 MWL G IRLS FWL G IRLS MARSHFIELD 9-1 LOWELL DOUGLAS 8-2 ALSEA N. BEND 6-4 SILETZ BROOKINGS 5-5 MCKENZIE SIUSLAW 1-9 MOHAWK S. UMP. 1-9 MAPLETON 6-0 4-0 2-2 3-3 3-3 0-4 S PORTS Calendar Feb. 25-26 • SHS BOWLING STATE TOURNEY P ORTLAND Spring openers • MARCH 13 SHS SOFTBALL AT N EWPORT 4 P . M . On the Bite • MARCH 18 SHS BASEBALL AT T AFT NOON • MARCH 23 A SHS TRACK WEEKLY FISHING REPORT FOR AT S IUSLAW S IUSLAW I CEBREAKER THE LOCAL REGION 4 P . M . www.dfw.state.or.us/RR • APRIL 13 MHS TRACK AT NORTH COAST LAKES: M ONROE 4 P . M . T IDE T ABLE Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Low Tide Feb. 25 10:56am / 7.8 5:05am / 2.3 5:41pm/ -0.4 Feb. 26 12:01am / 6.9 5:46am / 1.9 11:38pm/ 7.9 6:17pm/ -0.4 Feb. 27 12:35am / 7.2 6:27am / 1.4 12:22pm /7.9 6:52pm / -0.3 Feb. 28 1:09am / 7.5 1:06pm/ 7.7 7:10am / 1.1 7:29pm/ 0.1 March 1 1:44am / 7.7 1:54pm/ 7.3 7:56am / 0.8 8:07pm/ 0.6 March 2 2:22am / 7.8 2:47pm/ 6.8 8:46am / 0.7 8:49pm/ 1.2 March 3 3:04am / 7.8 3:47pm/ 6.2 9:41am / 0.6 9:35pm/ 1.8 S IUSLAW N EWS 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS A high water table mixed with steady rainfall resulted in light flooding in several areas around Florence last week. At Miller Park’s playground, nine-year-old Serenity Fox made the most of the standing water as the sun broke Thursday afternoon. Fly Fishing Expo in Reedsport today The Lower Umpqua Flycasters will be holding its 27th annual Fly Fishing Expo at the Reedsport Community Center, 451 Winchester Ave. in Reedsport, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., today, Feb 25. The Expo is a free day of fun for the entire family. The expo offers the opportunity for both long-term anglers and those new to the sport learn about fly casting through special features, including demonstrations and programs on vari- ous aspects of fly fishing, fly tying and fly casting. There will also equipment displays, informational displays by various stream and fish enhancement groups, a concession stand with meals and snacks available, and raffle drawings each hour all day. Dave Williams will do a special presentation on smallmouth bass fish- ing on John Day River. More than 20 fly tyers from Oregon and Washington will be present doing demonstrations and sales. To answer questions regarding Oregon lakes, personnel will be avail- able from the Eel/Tenmile STEP pro- gram, Tenmile Lake Basin Partnership, ODFW of Coos County, and the CCA group. Frank Moore, international expert on fly-rod casting, will also be demon- strating and helping young and old M ARINE B OARD SALEM — Every six years, the Oregon State Marine Board (OSMB) solic- its feedback from boaters and facility owners to create a cat- alog of boating facility needs, and then assigns priorities to sites for grant funding. This information is com- piled into the “Statewide learn how to cast. This year also includes two new exhibits, Project Healing Water Fly Fishing and Source One Serenity, both geared to military veterans. Other exhibits include: wild flowers, fishing antiques, float boats and repre- sentatives from various fly rod and fly tying equipment companies. This is the only event of its kind on the south and central Oregon coast. The purpose of the free expo is to pro- mote conservation and introduce the sport of fly fishing to adults and young children. The club has members from Waldport to Gold Beach. Nehalem Hatchery released 200 surplus winter steelhead into Vernonia pond, 57 into Lost Lake and 60 into Lake Lytle. These fish get fairly active in the lake and offer a unique fishing experience, especially when the rivers are blown out. Once in the lake they are considered “trout” and do not require a Combined Angling Tag. Anglers are reminded, however, that only one trout per day over 20 inch- es may be retained, and these fish will almost all be in that size range. Trout stocking is com- plete in the other North Coast lakes, but there are still hold over trout avail- able and winter can be a great time to fish for them as these trout will be larger now, and getting hungry. The trout stocking sched- ule for 2017 is available online, and printed ver- sions will be out soon. SIUSLAW RIVER: Chinook, steelhead The Siuslaw River and Lake Cr. are open for hatchery winter steelhead. Fishing is slow. See FISHING 3B SEEKS PUBLIC INPUT ON FACILITY PLAN Boating Access Improvement Plan,” commonly referred to as the “Six-Year Plan.” The agency invites boaters to participate in a survey to help identify where the needs are around the state. “With over 1,100 boating access sites in Oregon operat- ed and owned by more than 160 different recreational boating facility owners, the Marine Board relies heavily on feedback about the condi- tion of boating facilities from all recreational boaters; motorized and non-motor- ized,” said Janine Belleque, Boating Facility Manager for the Marine Board. “We lever- age the dollars brought in through boat registration fees and marine gas tax with feder- al grants and matching dollars from facility owners to main- tain, as well as build, new recreational boating access in the state.” The Marine Board does not own or operate any boating facilities in the state; howev- er, the Marine Board’s Boating Facilities Section provides technical assistance to boating facility owners in the form of design, facility engineering, surveying, waterway permitting and See INPUT 3B CYAN MAGENTA YELLOW BLACK STEP to hear from ODFW on salmon runs Swing kid L EAGUE
